by French Davis
Gregory Alan Isakov landed in Colorado by way of Philadelphia after his family emigrated to the U.S. from South Africa during the height of apartheid. The Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray loves him, as does pretty much every fan of the singer/songwriter genre from Pueblo to Fort Collins—and lots more across the country. Isakov’s poised on the brink of national recognition, thanks to a recent tour with Brandy Carlile, and another soon to follow. Here, he talks about Nick Drake, the ’80s and his passion for horticulture.
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February 2010
by French Davis
Josh Blue leapt onto the national scene with an irrepressible sense of charming, self-deprecating humor thanks to his win on Last Comic Standing’s fourth season run. The comedian’s ability to win over judges by poking fun at his own disability (he has cerebral palsy) was a juggernaut through the competition; since then, he’s made a career out of it, touring the country and performing on virtually every major network. Here, he talks about tying his shoes, making fun of Yo-Yo Ma and his aspirations to open a legal pot dispensary.
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January 2010
Nine Questions with Fictional Jewish icon
Perhaps no character in history has evoked more controversy or provoked more heated discussion than the Hanukkah fairy. Mostly because he doesn’t really exist—and not even in a “Santa Claus doesn’t exist” way. He doesn’t exist in a much more “no-I-mean-he-really-doesn’t-exist-because-he’s-something-someone-made-up-just-so-their-kids-could-have-Christmas-without-being-Christian.” Here, he talks
about corporate outsourcing, parental guilt and little Jewish elf-fairy thingies.
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December 2009
by French Davis
You might not know Randy Cordero by his given name. Most people don’t. Most people know Cordero by his stage persona: Surreal Neil. Cordero fronts what might be the greatest Neil Diamond tribute band in history, Super Diamond. Indeed, their show arguably transcends the aging original’s these days—bringing a more youthful vitality to the music that makes the world sing way more than Barry Manilow could ever hope to. Here, Cordero talks about meeting his idol, enormous ladies’ underwear and hanging with Fred Savage.
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November 2009
by French Davis
The new Comedy Central show Michael and Michael Have Issues reunites Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter at their bickering best; a latter-day Odd Couple more like the I’m-a-PC-I’m-a-Mac guys than Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. The duo first exposed themselves (ahem) on the short lived, critically-acclaimed cable comedy The State, and Black became a mainstay in VH1 Pop-Culture lampoons like I Love the 80s, while Showalter pretty much waited for Black to pick up the phone again. Here, they talk about the Broncos, Tom Brokaw and the Ku Klux Klan.
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October 2009
